Edward Wesley "Wes" Schulmerich was born to German immigrants in Hillsboro, Oregon, on August 21, 1901. He was one of seven children raised on a farm near the city by his father William and mother Annie (née Schmidt). His grandfather Conrad brought the family to the United States in 1856, a family that included politician Edward Schulmerich, Wes\' uncle. Wes Schulmerich went to high school in Hillsboro, a city west of Portland. After two years he dropped out of the school and worked on his father\'s farm.\n', '

In 1921, he enrolled at the Columbia Prep school in Portland, the predecessor to the University of Portland, a Catholic school. He had been recruited to play football for the school, and did, earning a scholarship to Oregon Agricultural College (now Oregon State University). Schulmerich had been recruited to play football at the University of Notre Dame by Knute Rockne, but declined. He graduated from Columbia Prep in 1923 and headed south to Corvallis and college. There he participated in three sports: football, baseball, and track.\n', '

Schulmerich earned the nickname of Ironhorse on the football field as he played fullback on offense, linebacker on defense, and on special teams was the placekicker. As a junior and senior he earned all-conference honors for his play on the team. On the track team he ran the 100 yard dash, clocking in at 10.5 seconds. In baseball, he played in the outfield and hit for a .459 average his senior year. Schulmerich graduated with a bachelor\'s degree in business in 1927 from Oregon State.\n', '

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